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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapter 16 ("A Winged Steed") through Chapter 18 ("Repairs and Fortifications").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 5, "A New Home," what does Elizabeth say about another trip to the shipwreck?
(a) She would like them to get a butter churn.
(b) They should not stay overnight anymore.
(c) It makes her very nervous.
(d) She would like to come with them.

2. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what does the family do with the corpse of the creature that killed one of their animals and put the family in danger?
(a) The butcher and eat it.
(b) They stuff it and display it in their home.
(c) They bury it at sea.
(d) They haul it to a pit and bury it.

3. What do they make dog armor from?
(a) Turtle shells.
(b) Coconut shells.
(c) Shark skin.
(d) Porcupine quills.

4. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what problem does the narrator solve at Rock House?
(a) The lack of a secure front door.
(b) A lack of light.
(c) The smell from the animals housed there.
(d) Venting smoke from the fire.

5. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what does the narrator name the new donkey colt?
(a) Swift.
(b) Lightfoot.
(c) Grumble.
(d) Storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," how does Jack react to the noises that Fritz and the narrator make inside the cave?

2. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what has damaged the crops, bridge, and aqueduct?

3. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what creature frightens the boys enough that they send for help from their father?

4. What gourmet food does the family obtain in Chapter 11, "Our Estates"?

5. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what does the narrator use to teach their new birds how to find their way home?

(see the answer key)

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